Patriotism is more than flag-waving...it is preserving our nation’s values.

Patriotism -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts
“This is what the Lord says: ‘Let not the wise boast of their wisdom, or the strong boast of their strength, or the rich boast of their riches, but let all who boast, boast about this: that they understand
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We can be Patriots without offending our God! We need only to put God first!

Who were the first Patriots? To answer the question, we must first determine what the word means. Google and Webster define it this way: a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.
Some may ask: then what is the difference
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(Slide 1) The song we have just heard serves to remind us that service, whether of faith, family, or country, is very, very costly. This is a weekend in which we are reminded that freedom is not free, it is a very expensive thing.
This is also a weekend that is more important than the opening of
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I. The Prince of Patriotism
A. The Lion of Judah
1. Text: Revelation 5:1-14
2. This Lamb of God will become the Lion of Judah
B. Jesus Typifies Patriotism
1. The word ‘patriot,’ being defined means “Someone who loves and defends his country.”
2. Wouldn’t you say Jesus loved and defended
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America is in great need of Revival and needs some Nehemiahs who care enough to do something.

Intro. For the last few weeks, I have preached on Revival. We saw a woman who her barrenness drove her to her knees - God gave revival to a nation. We saw a woman whose need drove her to seek the Lord, and her faith struck oil, and brought revival to her home. Today, we see another one that
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The 85th Psalm is often a resource for revival preaching. But often overlooked is the fact that, as a prayer song, it is patriotic in nature.

The individual believer, the church, and the nation, lives or dies by revival.
Since we are living in a fallen state, without a recovery process we would eventually erode.
We can be very grateful that God installed a process whereby we can be rejuvenated, given new hope and strength to go
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When everything they had tried had turned out wrong, and when all had seemed lost, the Israelites cried out to God for help. By grace, God heard the cry of His people and intervened to raise up a leader who could both judge and lead His people.

The year was 1150 B.C. and the Israelites were in terrible circumstances. The military strength that they once had was no longer there and their enemies, the Midianites, had stolen most of their possessions.
When everything they had tried had turned out wrong, and when all had seemed lost,
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We can only love our government as much as we love God. Our most patriotic duty would be to pray that the two never conflict.

Title: Payer and the Patriot’s Act
Text: Romans 12:18 – 13:7
FCF: Because Governments derive their authority from God, we ought to pray that they don’t set up themselves up in opposition to him
SO: We cannot love our country more than we love God, because God is the means by which our country is
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Can you be a Christian and a patriot? How do we fight injustice? How do I show love even when I believe what is happening is wrong?

POWERPOINT Matthew 22:15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.
16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren't swayed
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In America, there are those of us who Still Trust In God, as we honor Him he will take care of us. Ideas came from other contributors to sermoncentral.com

In God we still trust
Psalm 33:12
Romans 13:1-7
The founding fathers of America were men of faith in God and God’s Word. America was founded on Biblical truths.
The Declaration of Independence declares that all people “are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among
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As did Nehemiah, so should we! WE can learn a lot from this great patriot!

INTRODUCTION
 SLIDE #1
 We are going to look at the story of a great nation who was in the throws of despair that was about to be put on the path of restoration.
 Nehemiah was a layman, cupbearer to the great “Artaxerxes,” who ruled Persia from 464 to 423 B.C. Nehemiah’s
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In this message I am focusing on the great Christian heritage we have in America and pleading for a return to ur roots as a nation.

“One Nation Under God .... Again!”
Psalm 33:12-22
This morning I want us to begin with a history lesson. In November of 1620 the first pilgrims arrived in this country. They arrived in a sailboat that was about 25 ft. wide and 100 ft long. They landed on the east coast in the
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How to Be a Great Patriot - Rom. 9:1-5
Today it is popular to be a good American, but what are the Biblical criteria for being a great patriot? Paul, the apostle, gives us an example of what is involved in being one who is a Biblical patriot who loved His people out of a love from Jesus Christ.
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"What’s in your wallet" is to used as responsible citizens and to support God’s purposes in the world.

Title: Show Me the Money
Text: Matthew 22:15-22
The Big Idea: “What’s in your wallet” is to be used as responsible citizens and to support God’s purposes in the world.
Introduction
On Thursday, September 18, 2008, Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Joe Biden appeared on ABC Good
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